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muskmelon
[ muhsk-mel-uhn ]
noun
- a round or oblong melon, occurring in many varieties, having a juicy, often aromatic, sweet, yellow, white, or green, edible flesh.
- the plant, Cucumis melo reticulatus, of the gourd family, bearing this fruit.
muskmelon
/ ˈmʌskˌmɛlən /
noun
- any of several varieties of the melon Cucumis melo, such as the cantaloupe and honeydew
- the fruit of any of these melons, having ribbed or warty rind and sweet yellow, white, or green flesh with a musky aroma
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Origin of muskmelon1
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Example Sentences
The accompanying recipe is for pickled watermelon rind, but if desired muskmelon rind may be substituted.
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When fully ripe, it cannot be told from the finest muskmelon or cantelope.
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Muskmelon seeds placed in an undulating line in the sand-box suggest water.
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They are of the color and flavor of a very insipid little muskmelon which has grown too near a patch of squashes.
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Once I swiped a muskmelon from a lawyer's melon-patch, and had to see him about it.
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